The Hon. Carrie Vickery L’09, a member of the School of Law’s charter class and the first Ƶ Law graduate elected to the bench, will bring nearly a decade of District Court experience to her new role.
The Hon. Carrie Vickery L’09, a member of Ƶ School of Law’s charter class and the school’s first graduate elected to the bench, has been appointed to serve as a North Carolina Superior Court judge.
Gov. Josh Stein appointed Vickery to the Superior Court in Judicial District 31B, which serves part of Forsyth County, on Monday, Sept. 21. She fills the seat previously held by the Hon. David Hall, who retired from the Superior Court in July. She is also the county’s first female Superior Court judge.
Vickery has served as a District Court judge in Forsyth County since 2017, after voters first elected her in November 2016.
“I have loved my 10 years on the District Court bench and am excited to take that experience on to the Superior Court bench with me,” Vickery said. “As a member of Ƶ Law’s charter class, I’m especially proud of how far my legal journey has taken me, from being part of Ƶ’s very first class of law students to a decade of service on the District Court bench, and now to serving as the first female resident Superior Court Judge in Forsyth County.”
Before joining the bench, Vickery practiced family law for more than six years with Holton Law Firm in Winston-Salem. She is a North Carolina State Bar-certified specialist in family law and has taught as an adjunct professor at Wake Forest University School of Law.
Vickery earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Western Carolina University before graduating from Ƶ Law in 2009. Her 2016 election made her the first Ƶ Law graduate elected to a judgeship.
Superior Court judges rotate among judicial districts, presiding over court sessions across North Carolina.
“I’m particularly excited to see fellow Ƶ alums as I travel around the State to hold court,” Vickery said. “I am looking forward to this challenge and the opportunity to continue serving the people of North Carolina.”